Beat the heatwith the right plants

Sometimes summer is so hot and humid that just standing still is enough to make you sweat. You may head for the AC inside but fortunately,there are plants that don’t mind this withering weather. In fact, they thrive in it! Click ahead to meet the plants in this heat-loving combo.

No-fail combo

This planting at left does best in full sun. It’s OK to let the soil dry out between watering, so this combo is a great choice for an out-of-the-way spot that’s a little harder to get to with the hose.

A – Arkansas amsonia (Amsonia hubrichtii) Perennial; steel-blue flowers late spring to early summer, yellow-green foliage turns gold in fall; full sun to part shade; 2 to 3 ft. tall and wide; cold-hardy in USDA zones 5 to 8, heat-tolerant in AHS zones 8 to 1